Category Archives: Featured News

College admissions test scores fall to lowest levels in 30 years
(ADAMS) – Average ACT college admissions test scores are in decline for the fifth straight year. The average score is just below 20 points out of 36, the first time below 20 since 1991. ACT Rese...
Joey Martin Oct 14, 2022

Auditor: All Indiana automatic taxpayer refund checks sent
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – State officials say all automatic taxpayer refund checks have been printed and mailed. That’s according to an announcement from Indiana State Auditor Tera Klut...
Joey Martin Sep 30, 2022

Indiana electric vehicle plan receives federal approval
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has approved Indiana's plan to use funding from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program to build out a ...
Joey Martin Sep 28, 2022

Study puts Indiana in top ten for drug overdose deaths
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – A new report says Indiana is among the Top 10 states for drug overdose deaths. The website NiceRx ranks Indiana seventh in the nation for drug deaths between 2013 an...
Joey Martin Sep 16, 2022

FWPD warns of fake jewelry scam
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Police Department is warning of a jewelry scam that is happening mostly at local gas stations and shopping centers. Police say that someone with what po...
Joey Martin Sep 15, 2022

Search for woman who abandoned dog improperly outside shelter
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – An investigation is underway after a dog left outside of a Fort Wayne shelter had to be euthanized. Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control posted to social media a vide...
Joey Martin Sep 08, 2022

American Red Cross in Indiana seeks volunteers statewide
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The American Red Cross in Indiana is calling for volunteers. The agency is seeking over 350 disaster team action volunteers. Once signed up, volunteers would be depl...
Joey Martin Sep 06, 2022

Consumer alert: Products recalled in August
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – Attorney General Todd Rokita is alerting Hoosiers of important consumer protection concerns for products recalled in August. Consumers are encouraged to take advanta...
Joey Martin Sep 03, 2022

Indiana launches monkeypox dashboard
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) -There’s now a better way to track monkeypox in Indiana. The Indiana State Department of Health launched a new monkeypox dashboard. In addition to a case count, the da...
Joey Martin Sep 01, 2022

Woman crashes truck into train, alcohol suspected
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department says that alcohol may have been a factor in a crash involving a truck and a train Sunday night. The train’s driver says th...
Joey Martin Aug 29, 2022